Posts Tagged ‘ African Choirs ’

Drakensberg Boys’ Choir : Tequila Samba

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July 19, 2011

The Drakies singing Guy Turner's "Tequila Samba".  They sing it with their usual élan and make it sound so easy (and it's harder to sing than you might think). Lyrics below the video. Enjoy :-)

markfromireland

Source:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrFw-VcOWVY

Lyrics:

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Drakensberg Seunskoor : Halleluja

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July 17, 2011

Drakensberg ScreenshootFor this posting I've put up two videos of the Drakensberg Boys Choir singing Johann van der Sandt's arrangement of Ralph Siegel and  Anneli van Rooyen's,  "Halleluja". The first video is of a concert performance on Wednesday 9th March 2011, the conductor is Bragi Þór Valsson, while the accompanists were A. Blaauw and B. De Witt.

If you look closely at the first video you'll see in the background that they have two screens on which they project information or videos to accompany the song the're singing. The second video is the accompanying video to their performance of Siegel and  van Rooyen's, "Halleluja" , it has the same wonderful singing but with different accompaniment and some really spectacular footage of South African scenery and wildlife. Don't miss this one, enjoy :-)

markfromireland

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Boys Choir Of Kenya – "Homeless"

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July 8, 2011

The Boys Choir Of Kenya singing Paul Simon's "Homeless".  This is one of the nicest performances of this that I've heard.

Have a listen and see if you agree. Lyrics below the fold. Enjoy :-)

markfromireland

Source: Boys Choir Of Kenya - "Homeless" from Mikey Levelle on Vimeo.

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Wednesday Earwig: Drakensberg Boys’ Choir – Tears in heaven

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June 29, 2011

Title says it all, "the Drakies" performing Eric Clapton's "Tears in heaven". Lyrics are below the video. Enjoy :-)

markfromireland

Lyrics:

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Stellenberg Meisieskoor and Kearsney College Choir : Nine Minutes and Thirty Four Seconds of Wow!

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May 28, 2011

Two of the best choirs in the world teamed up to give these stunning performances in the 2008 Choral Olympiad in Graz. If you know Perpetuum Jazzile’s work then you’ll recognise part of this performance. Kearsney College Choir are the original devisers and performers of the piece. Turn the volume UP! Enjoy :-)

markfromireland

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